vasa brevis Vasa • vasa efferentia · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · vasa brevis · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 11 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) several small arteries branching off of the splenic artery and going to the greater curvature of the stomach. Synonyms: short gastric artery, arteria gastrica breves, vasa brevis. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · short gastric artery · · Synonym 1 arteria gastrica breves · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 b latin small letter b U+0062 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 v latin small letter v U+0076